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honeysalad's review
4.5
really liked how this books was framed/set up, and I love an academic memoir vibe. solid analysis of how interwoven disability, queerness, and nature can be (and on the flip side, ableism, trans/homophobia, and destruction of nature). also really appreciated Clare's footnotes reflecting on how his thoughts have changed since the first publication.
campbelle177's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
A powerful and insightful look at multiple social issues including disability, gender, sexuality, and environmentalism, Eli Clare’s Exile and Pride still feels relevant 25 years after publication. In the later editions, Clare reflects back on mistakes he made in the first edition and how his thinking has been challenged and changed by readers. Footnotes like this are rare, but so important. The book as a whole is a testament to moving beyond single issue movements.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Child abuse
books_and_cha's review against another edition
4.0
Eli Clare is nothing if not eloquent and intelligent. Reading this book was a pleasure because of the way it was written. Clare deals with issues of gender, disability and queerness deftly, gracefully, balancing multiple perspectives strung together by a personal narrative. This collection is brilliant. As someone who has limited exposure to works by the LGBTIQ community, and none at all from the disability community, Clare's book has been a treasure by opening my eyes to a whole new world. Like many non-disabled persons, I held ideas of disability as being a hindrance, something terrible and to be pitied. I fell for the supercrip stories. That's why it was all the more important to me to read this book - as a member of society, I should be aware of issues concerning disability. This has been a wonderful, informative read. The descriptions of forests were beautiful, by the way.
elliotlea's review
dark
hopeful
informative
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Classism
mrfroggy's review
emotional
reflective
5.0
Very beautifully written with incredibly pertinent and insightful ideas that are still being hashed out to this day regarding place, race, class, gender/sexuality, ability, and every intersection
I particularly love that clare touched on ideas of place and body in particular, w well researched historical recounts that place personhood on people who were complexly objectified mixed with poignant personal reflections and theory that hits more deeply than any academic paper could
Finding identity and place when exiled from body and home feels insurmountable and a society bent on keeping marginalized people out, but this books is a great burst of hope
I particularly love that clare touched on ideas of place and body in particular, w well researched historical recounts that place personhood on people who were complexly objectified mixed with poignant personal reflections and theory that hits more deeply than any academic paper could
Finding identity and place when exiled from body and home feels insurmountable and a society bent on keeping marginalized people out, but this books is a great burst of hope
adrian_crawford's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0